BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:SoDel X-WR-CALNAME:Little River Band BEGIN:VEVENT UID:144282022-07-22 DTSTART:20220722T230000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20220722T040000Z LOCATION:31806 Lake View Drive\nSelbyville DE 19975 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=31806 Lake View Drive\nSelb yville DE 19975;X-APPLE-RADIUS=49;X-TITLE=31806 Lake View Drive:geo:38.465 810,-75.112030 GEO:38.465810;-75.112030 SUMMARY:Little River Band CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The Eagles founding member\, the late Glenn Frey\, knew what he was\nsaying when he dubbed Little River Band “the best singing band i n\nthe world.” Through the ’70 s and ‘80s\, LRB enjoyed huge chart\n success with multi-platinum albums and chart-topping hits like:\n“Remini scing\,” “Cool Change\,” “Lonesome Loser\,” “The\nNight Owls\, ” “Take It Easy On Me\,” “Help Is on Its Way\,”\n“Happy Annive rsary\,” “We Two\,” “Man On Your Mind\,” “The\nOther Guy\,” and It’s A Long Way There.” Worldwide album\, CD\nsales and digital do wnloads now top 35 million and LRB has set a\nrecord for having had Top 10 hits for 6 consecutive years - In fact\,\nthey were the very first band t o achieve that remarkable status!\nAccording to BMI\, “Reminiscing” ha s garnered rare status with over\n5 million air plays on American radio\, and “Lady” is close behind\nwith over 4 million air plays. Bassist/voc alist Wayne Nelson joined\nthe band in 1980 and worked alongside founding members of the most\ndistinctive harmonies and vocal abilities\, creating the unique LRB\nsound. In 1981\, Nelson was recognized by world renowned B eatles\nproducer Sir George Martin who\, while producing ‘Time Exposure ’\,\nchose Nelson to record lead vocals on two of the band’s biggest\n hits\, “The Night Owls” and “Take It Easy On Me.” Later that\nsame year guitarist extraordinaire Stephen Housden joined LRB bringing\na rock element into the band’s sound and helped contribute to their\nstring of Top 10 hits. As band members departed\, both Housden and\nNelson worked t ogether to bring LRB into the new millennium. To date\,\nlead singer/bassi st Wayne Nelson has contributed his vocal and bass\nguitar talents to 22 L ittle River Band Albums/CDs. LRB continues to\nperform to sold-out audienc es\, and Stephen Housden continues to write\nand participate in all things Little River Band. In 2004\, LRB was\ninducted into the Australian Record ing Industry Association Hall of\nFame at the 18th Annual ARIA Music Award s and in September 2015 the\nband was awarded Casino Entertainer of the Ye ar at the G2E Gaming Expo\nin Las Vegas Nevada. Turning the page brings us to the current lineup\nof Little River Band… Keyboardist Chris Marion i s a Dove\nAward-winning producer. Chris is the creator of all the orchestr al\narrangements and charts on The Big Box. It is amazing to watch him\npl ay\, sing\, and conduct from his riser! Drummer Ryan Ricks has locked\ndow n the rhythm section and rounds out the vocals with his incredible\nrange. Great singing drummers are rare…and LRB is lucky to have Ryan\nas part of that all-important vocal blend. Nashville Guitarist Colin\nWhinnery pla ys lead guitar\, and shares lead vocal duties with Wayne.\nHe continues to deliver a unique voice and a fresh outlook to the lead\nsection. Nashvill e Singer-Songwriter and Guitarist Bruce Wallace plays\nrhythm guitar and a dds a new layer to the vocal harmonies. The\naddition of Bruce to the line -up has added to the energy of the\nalready highly energized LRB. Early 20 14 saw the release of Little\nRiver Band’s\, ‘Cuts Like a Diamond\,’ on Frontiers Records.\n“What If You’re Wrong\,” went to #1 and stay ed there for 3 weeks\nsays Jim Shoe of CLASSX Radio. “Forever You\, Fore ver Me\,” and\n“You Dream\, I’ll Drive\,” both climbed into the st ation’s TOP\n3. In November of 2016\, LRB released\, \"The Hits … Revi sited\,\" on\nWurld Records — a CD consisting of 9 re-recorded hits alon g with 2\nnew songs. May of 2017 brought the release of \"The Big Box\" — a box\nset consisting of 6 discs featuring a DVD with live footage fro m their\n40th Anniversary Tour. In November of 2020\, during the Pandemic\ , and\nin partnership with TIME-LIFE\, the orchestral accompanied ear cand y\n\"BLACK TIE\,\" was released to rave reviews. Bringing their vocal and\ nmusical energy along with great arrangements to their timeless classic\nh its\, each show creates new memories for the audience. The band enjoys\nwa tching their fans fall in love with the songs all over again as they\nare swept up by the show’s powerful performance and the volume of\nhits from  LRB’s history. With 90-100 dates being scheduled for\ntheir 2022-2023 tour\, Little River Band is hotter than ever selling\nout shows and makin g music coast to coast continuing their legacy of\nbeing “the best singi ng band in the world.”   Little River\nBand is:  Wayne Nelson:  Lead Vocals/Bass  Chris Marion: \nKeyboards/Vocals  Ryan Ricks: Drums/Perc ussion/Vocals  Colin\nWhinnery:   Lead Guitar/Lead Vocals Bruce Wallace : Guitar/Vocals\nVenue: Freeman Arts Pavilion. Presenter: Joshua M. Freema n Foundation. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The Eagles founding member\, the late Glenn Fr ey\, knew what he was saying when he dubbed Little River Band “the bes t singing band in the world.” Through the ’70 s and ‘80s\, LRB enjoy ed huge chart success with multi-platinum albums and chart-topping hits li ke: “Reminiscing\,” “Cool Change\,” “Lonesome Loser\,” “The Night Owls\,” “Take It Easy On Me\,” “Help Is on Its Way\,” “H appy Anniversary\,” “We Two\,” “Man On Your Mind\,” “The Other Guy\,” and It’s A Long Way There.” Worldwide album\, CD sales and d igital downloads now top 35 million and LRB has set a record for having ha d Top 10 hits for 6 consecutive years - In fact\, they were the very first band to achieve that remarkable status! According to BMI\, “Reminiscing ” has garnered rare status with over 5 million air plays on American rad io\, and “Lady” is close behind with over 4 million air plays. Bassist /vocalist Wayne Nelson joined the band in 1980 and worked alongside foundi ng members of the most distinctive harmonies and vocal abilities\, creatin g the unique LRB sound. In 1981\, Nelson was recognized by world renowned Beatles producer Sir George Martin who\, while producing ‘Time Exposure ’\, chose Nelson to record lead vocals on two of the band’s biggest hi ts\, “The Night Owls” and “Take It Easy On Me.” Later that same ye ar guitarist extraordinaire Stephen Housden joined LRB bringing a rock ele ment into the band’s sound and helped contribute to their string of Top 10 hits. As band members departed\, both Housden and Nelson worked togethe r to bring LRB into the new millennium. To date\, lead singer/bassist Wayn e Nelson has contributed his vocal and bass guitar talents to 22 Little Ri ver Band Albums/CDs. LRB continues to perform to sold-out audiences\, and Stephen Housden continues to write and participate in all things Little Ri ver Band. In 2004\, LRB was inducted into the Australian Recording Industr y Association Hall of Fame at the 18th Annual ARIA Music Awards and in Sep tember 2015 the band was awarded Casino Entertainer of the Year at the G2E Gaming Expo in Las Vegas Nevada. Turning the page brings us to the curren t lineup of Little River Band… Keyboardist Chris Marion is a Dove Award- winning producer. Chris is the creator of all the orchestral arrangements and charts on The Big Box. It is amazing to watch him play\, sing\, and co nduct from his riser! Drummer Ryan Ricks has locked down the rhythm sectio n and rounds out the vocals with his incredible range. Great singing drumm ers are rare…and LRB is lucky to have Ryan as part of that all-important vocal blend. Nashville Guitarist Colin Whinnery plays lead guitar\, and s hares lead vocal duties with Wayne. He continues to deliver a unique voice and a fresh outlook to the lead section. Nashville Singer-Songwriter and Guitarist Bruce Wallace plays rhythm guitar and adds a new layer to the vo cal harmonies. The addition of Bruce to the line-up has added to the energ y of the already highly energized LRB. Early 2014 saw the release of Littl e River Band’s\, ‘Cuts Like a Diamond\,’ on Frontiers Records. “Wh at If You’re Wrong\,” went to #1 and stayed there for 3 weeks says Jim Shoe of CLASSX Radio. “Forever You\, Forever Me\,” and “You Dream\, I’ll Drive\,” both climbed into the station’s TOP 3. In November of 2016\, LRB released\, \"The Hits … Revisited\,\" on Wurld Records — a CD consisting of 9 re-recorded hits along with 2 new songs. May of 2017 b rought the release of \"The Big Box\" — a box set consisting of 6 discs featuring a DVD with live footage from their 40th Anniversary Tour. In Nov ember of 2020\, during the Pandemic\, and in partnership with TIME-LIFE\, the orchestral accompanied ear candy \"BLACK TIE\,\" was released to rave reviews. Bringing their vocal and musical energy along with great arrangem ents to their timeless classic hits\, each show creates new memories for t he audience. The band enjoys watching their fans fall in love with the son gs all over again as they are swept up by the show’s powerful performanc e and the volume of hits from LRB’s history. With 90-100 dates being s cheduled for their 2022-2023 tour\, Little River Band is hotter than ever selling out shows and making music coast to coast continuing their legacy of being “the best singing band in the world.”   Little River Band i s:  Wayne Nelson:  Lead Vocals/Bass  Chris Marion:  Keyboards/Vocals  Ryan Ricks: Drums/Percussion/Vocals  Colin Whinnery:   Lead Guitar/Le ad Vocals Bruce Wallace: Guitar/Vocals Venue: Freeman Arts Pavilion. Prese nter: Joshua M. Freeman Foundation. DTSTAMP:20261028T202312Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR